Hi Gil, nice vid.It looks like the QRPGuys improved their design. I built one almost a year ago and it had a smaller base and no jack for the cable. I had to solder wires directly to the boards.http://radiopreppers.com/index.php/topic,1090.0.htmlFor mine I made a larger base so I could attach Velcro to the bottom (Scotch Fastener Extreme - the really strong stuff) so I could stick it to my clipboard.

The new base extends past the tips of the paddles. How do you like that? I made my base a bit smaller. It seems the larger base might protect the paddles from bending during travel. I'm just not sure I wouldn't like to get my fingers a bit lower on the paddles. Either way, I love mine. Its sponginess takes a little getting used to, but it's small, weights nothing and works quite well.

It looks like the QRPGuys improved their design. I built one almost a year ago and it had a smaller base and no jack for the cable.

It's a different model and they still offer the one you built. I still have your 3D printed bases waiting for a future build. This one is a bit too wide for my taste. We'll see how it fits on top of my MTR. I plan on sticking some 3M Dual-Lock on the bottom of the base and on my MTR and 1-Watter...

I finally got my QRPGuys CW paddle assembled this weekend just gone. The paddle screws supplied were way too short for the task, but I managed to scrounge something suitable out of my parts bin. I've emailed them about it so they are aware.

I've started my intermediate license training and also started to re-learn morse and did some training with one of the club 'elmers' achieving 80% copy rate at 20wpm for exercises 1 and 2 in the morse book. I also had a go at sending earlier (12wpm) this week but I found out that I was in the wrong mode for the frequency i had dialled in. Pity they don't tell you that you need a morse oscillator to send slow morse over 145.250 and use FM. Any how - lesson learned. Here's some pics of full rig using a borrowed FT817.